Reflecting apparatus for the observation of radiographic diascopic images



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' E. MORELLI 29m-5,3% REFLECTING APPARATUS FOR THE OBSERVATION op RADIOGRAPHIC DIAscoPIC IMAGES y Filed April 4, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet l g momgm 12mm 3?., WML E MORELLI Zjll REFLECTING APPARATUS FOR THE OBSERVATION OF RADIOGRAPHIC DIASCOPICL IMAGES Filed April 4, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Jan. 31, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT FFiiE IMAGES Eugenio Morelli, Rome, Italy Application April 4, 1938, Serial No. 200,037 in Italy December 30, 1937 Claims.

The present invention relates to a reflecting apparatus for the observation of radiographic diascopic images.

The apparatus subject matter of invention 5 comprises a box formed by two substantially triangular side Walls, an inclined front wall with a window for illuminating the diapositive or radiographic diapositive picture, and an inclined back wall with a window for obs-erving the diascopic image reected by a movable mirror swiveljointed to the bottom part of the box.

According to the invention apparatus of the type mentioned is provided with means for applying and taking oi the support of the image to be observed, respectively for applying or removing the radiographic discopic image without the necessity of a change of position for the operator, who once placed behind the apparatus is allowed to substitute the images one for the other quickly and comfortably without executing movements which may render the Work dicult.

The advantages of the present invention are desirable because according to the known devices of this type no simple, practical and economical means had been oiiered for effecting the observation of diascopic images (fotograms, radiographic images and the like) without the help of a second operator and without a great loss of time for the single operator.

According to the present invention the radiographic or other diascopic image is arranged on a transparent support hinged at the bottom within the observation box, said support being biased by elastic means in such a way as to have in each position a slight tendency to ascend again into the observation position, that is leaning against the window provided in the front wall of the apparatus. In order to obtain a substantial uniformity of tension in ascending again to the observation position for said transparent support hinged to the bottom, said elastic means comprises a system of springs acting on said transparent support by means of a system of levers varying the actuating arm of the forces developed by said springs, so that a constant or substantially constant moment of rotation is obtained on said transparent, hinged support. More exactly the system of said springs and levers exercises such tension on said transparent support, that after considering the different action-of gravity in the different positions taken by said support, the resulting moment tending to return the support back to the position of observation is constant for 55 each of said positions.

According to the present invention the mirror for reflecting the image to be observed is mounted so as to swing with its middle part on an axis the rotation of which may be blocked in any position whatever by means of a hand control.

The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 illustrates the apparatus in a symmetrical vertical section;

Figures 2 and 3 show two details of the appa- 10 ratus according to Fig. 1;

Figures 4 and 5 are respectively a front and back elevation of the apparatus according to Fig. 1.

The apparatus subject matter of the present i5 invention comprises a box I provided with an inclined front wall 2 and an inclined back Wall 2. In the front wall is a window 3 closed by a transparent xed plate ll, preferably of glass. Behind this fixed plate 4 there is arranged a 20 moveable transparent plate 5 hinged to the bottom at l. A moveable, opaque flap 6 is hinged at ZI at the front and upper part of the window 3 With the object of limiting at will the luminous eld of the window 3. A ring 8 is applied to the 25 frame l2 of the transparent moveable plate 5 so that this plate may be operated. The moveable plate 5 leans with its frame I2 on small rollers I@ arranged on levers 9 fulcrumed at II and biased by tension springs I3 fixed at it to the sidewalls I5 30 of the box l. The box is closed below by a bottom I6 and between the bottom and the swinging mirror I1 there is a substantial parallelopipedic horizontal space capable of containing a certain number of radiographic iilms or other diascopies 35 to be observed by means of the apparatus.

The mirror Il is provided with a frame I8 and is iixed on a shaft I9- which may be locked in any position by means of the nut 22.

The diascopic, radiographic iilm 2B is arranged 40 in contact with the transparent movable plate 5 and then brought by the latter against the fixed transparent plate 4 under the action of the springs I3, as particularly illustrated in Fig. 2.

The invention has been disclosed and illustrated 45 in a preferred modification but it is understood that constructive changes may be introduced without surpassing the limits of protection of the patent.

Having now particularly described and pointed out the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is:

1. Reflecting apparatus of the type described comprising a box including spaced upright side 66 Walls of substantially triangular configuration, a bottom connecting the lower edges of the side walls, front and rear Walls respectively connected to the inclined edges of the side walls, the front wall having a Window therein, diascopic supporting means movably mounted adjacent the window in said front Wall, the rear Wall having an observation window therein, a movable mirror swingably mounted adjacent the bottom of the said box, whereby the diascopic image in the supporting means is reected in such a manner as to be observed through the said observation Window.

2. Apparatus according to claim l, in which the supporting means comprises a movable transparent plate hingedly mounted adjacent the front window in said box, and elastic means operatively connected therewith for normally holding the said supporting means in a position of observation.

3. Apparatus according to claim 1, in which an opaque flap is provided in the front Wall of the box for limiting the size of the opening therein.

4. Apparatus according to claim l, in which a base plate is provided for the mirror, a shaft to which the plate is fixed, and hand control means on said shaft for locking the shaft and mirror in any desired angular position.

5. Apparatus according to claim 1, in which the mirror when in a horizontal position is spaced from the bottom of the box suiciently to form a storage chamber for diascopic lms.

EUGENIO MORELLI. 

